Bruce Ramsay (born December 31, 1966) is a Canadian film, television and stage actor.

Career

Ramsay's screen debut was opposite fellow Montrealer

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in the film ''

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'' (1988). Ramsay and Koteas went on to appear in two other films together, '' Hit Me'' (1996), and ''

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'' (2002). Ramsay's first lead in a major motion picture came when he was cast as Carlitos Paez in director Frank Marshall's film ''

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'' (1993), the biographical survival drama based upon Piers Paul Read's 1974 book '' Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors'', which detailed the story of the Uruguayan rugby team that crashed into the Andes mountains. In 2011 Ramsay made his directorial debut with ''

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'' (2011). Ramsay also produced, wrote the adaptation, and starred as Hamlet. ''Hamlet'' premiered in competition at the

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in 2011. Ramsay appeared as the jaded house boy Carlucci opposite

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and

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in ''

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'' (2013), directed by

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, about the last ten years in the life of pianist

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. ''Behind the Candelabra'' marked the second time that Ramsay had worked with Soderbergh. In 1995, Ramsay appeared in ''The Professional Man'', part of The Showtime film noir series ''

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'', starring opposite

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and

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. He created, wrote, starred in and produced the 2022 CBC and

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series '' The Porter'', about the railway sleeping car porters who created North America's first Black labour union, the

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Selected filmography

* ''First Offender'' (1987, TV Movie) * ''

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'' (1988) as Teenager * ''

'' (1988) as Fred Malarek * ''

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'' (1989) as Corridor Student * '' Street Legal'' (1991, TV Series) as Frank Travers * ''

Urban Angel ''Urban Angel'' is a Canadian television drama series, which aired on CBC Television from 1991 to 1993.

'' (1991, TV Series) as Paul-Lawyer * ''The Reckoning'' (1991, TV Movie) as Young Waiter * ''

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'' (1992, TV Mini-Series) as Bragg * ''

'' (1993) as Carlitos Páez * ''

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'' (1999) as Ricardo * ''Dead Beat'' (1994) as Kit * ''

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'' (1994) as Misha * ''Blah, Blah, Blah...'' (1995, Short) * ''

'' (1995, TV Series) as Paul * '' Hellraiser: Bloodline'' (1996) as Phillip L'Merchant / John Merchant / Dr. Paul Merchant * ''

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'' (1996) as Eduardo * '' Hit Me'' (1996) as Del Towbridge * '' Starstruck'' (1998) as Manny * '' C-16: FBI'' (1998, TV Series) as Joshua Reese / Timothy Mann * ''Bonanno: A Godfather's Story'' (1999, TV Movie) as Joseph Bonanno (Ages 17–27) * '' Island of the Dead'' (2000) as Tony Matos * ''Exploding Oedipus'' (2001) as Hilbert * ''Shot in the Face'' (2001) as Jerry * ''

'' (2002) as Brandt's Aide * ''Looking for Jimmy'' (2002) as Puma * ''

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'' (2003) as Prosecutor * ''

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'' (2003) as Eugene O'Donnell * ''

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'' (2003) as ITC Tech * ''Mob Princess'' (2003, TV Movie) as Vladimir * ''

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'' (2003, TV Series) as Sgt. Shaw * '' Baby for Sale'' (2004, TV Movie) as Gabor Szabo * ''Break a Leg'' (2005) as Other Actor at Bar * '' Amnesia: The James Brighton Enigma'' (2005) as Carl Honeycutt * ''

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'' (2005–2009, TV Series) as Pedro Davidd / Stalker * ''

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'' (2006, TV Movie) as Kenneth Deane * ''Veiled Truth: What Comes Around'' (2006, TV Movie) as Jake * ''Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis'' (2006, TV Mini-Series) as John Parisella * '' Babylon 5: The Lost Tales: Voices in the Dark'' (2007) as Simon Burke * ''Si j'etais Toi'' (2007) as Daniel Harpin * ''The Quality of Life'' (2008, TV Movie) as Earl Waverly * '' Mothers & Daughters'' (2008) as Dinner Party Guest Bruce * ''

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'' (2010, TV Series) as Paul * ''

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'' (2010, TV Movie) as Francisco Pizarro * ''Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido'' (2010) as Officer Ginoble * ''Doomsday Prophecy'' (2011, TV Movie) as Garcia * ''

'' (2011) as Hamlet * ''

'' (2013) as Carlucci * ''

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'' (2014) as Mayor * '' 19-2'' (2014-2017, TV Series) as Commander Gendron * ''

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'' (2017, TV Series) as Ray Northwind * '' The Porter'' (2022, TV Drama Series) as Dinger

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramsay, Bruce 1966 births Living people Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male stage actors Male actors from Montreal